Jam Gen Parenting: The Gift of Gratitude

For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful. Amen. My sons half recite, half… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: The Gift of Gratitude

Jam Gen Parenting: Back to School

Hear that noise? No? Me neither. It’s 9:30 in the morning on the first day of school. That sound? Dead… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Back to School

For those of you who have spent any time in corporate life, at some point you have likely been subjected… Read more Jam Gen Health: Stress Assessment

“Mom, Justin and I are dating.” With that simple statement, I am plunged into a brave new world. A not… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Another Surprise

As we navigate the summer of our discontent, many of us are anxiously watching the numbers – the COVID case… Read more Jam Gen Health: Is COVID Numbness Setting In?

For anyone who uses Facebook, you will be familiar with the feature called “Your Memories on this Day.” Unbidden, this… Read more Jam Gen Love: The Firsts … and The Lasts

When the expected finally happened, it was totally unexpected … and I was totally unprepared. Son #1 arrived home from… Read more Jam Gen Parenting: Surprised by the Unsurprising

I have never understood the allure that some people find for driving. I’ll admit it is freeing to own one’s… Read more Jam Gen Drive: Confessions of a White-Knuckle Driver

My father passed away in May 2017 at age 86. Until the last year of his life when he became… Read more Jam Gen Love: What Would My Father Think?

I am watching from afar as my sister and many friends plant their gardens in 2020. The ongoing pandemic and… Read more Jam Gen Outdoors: Gardening Generation Gap